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17/09/2025 | hsmoffice

HSM Articled Clerk, Merary Eden, Called to Cayman Islands Bar

Merary Eden successfully completed her articles at HSM and is now a qualified attorney having been called to the Cayman Islands Bar on 16 September 2025. Merary’s admission was moved by HSM Partner, Alastair David, who summarised her qualifications for Read more +

11/09/2025 | hsmoffice

HSM Shines with Gold Medals from Best of Cayman 2025

The HSM Group is proud to share its outstanding success where it achieved gold medals across multiple categories: Law Firm Immigration Law Estate Law Family Law The Best of Cayman Islands is a vote-based contest focusing on and highlighting the best Read more +

10/09/2025 | hsmoffice

HSM Welcomes Two Full-Time Hires from Internship Programme

The HSM Group is pleased to announce that they have recruited two of their interns from the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) Internship Programme. Azaria Ruiz-Bodden and Ahmoya Morrison have both joined as Immigration Services Administrators. They originally joined Read more +

14/08/2025 | hsmoffice

Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in the Cayman Islands

As a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “New York Convention“), the Cayman Islands has adopted a robust framework for enforcing foreign arbitral awards, encapsulated in the Foreign Arbitral Awards Read more +

HSM Immigration Ready to Assist: Cayman's Global Citizen Concierge Programme

Work remotely in paradise? The Cayman Islands has made this a reality with their Global Citizen Concierge Programme, which allows persons with financial independence to live in the Cayman Islands for up to 24 months. It is available to anyone who can demonstrate their existing (and anticipated ongoing) employment outside of the Cayman Islands.

Key characteristics of Cayman’s Global Citizen Concierge Programme include:

  • Created in October 2020.
  • Available until 30 November 2023.
  • Individual applicants must make a minimum household income of US$100,000 for single households.
  • Applicant with an accompanying spouse/civil partner must make a minimum household income of US$150,000 for two person households.
  • Applicant with a spouse/civil partner and dependent child or children must make a minimum household income of US$180,000.
  • The government fee (per annum) for up to two persons is US$1,469 and an additional $500 per dependent.
  • The holders of these certificates are expected to reside in the Cayman Islands for a minimum of 90 days each year.

HSM’s Immigration team is available to assist with these applications and have prepared a guide of the different options available for residency in the Cayman Islands.

Click on the icon below to download this guide.

Last updated: 22 October 2020.

This guide is intended only to provide a summary of the subject matter. It does not purport to be comprehensive or to provide legal advice. No person should act in reliance on any statement contained in this guide without first obtaining specific professional advice. Alternative solutions also exist which may better suit the requirements of a particular individual or entity.